• 시스템엔지니어링학술지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.57-62
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• 2009

An embedded system is a computer system designed to perform one or a few dedicated functions often with real-time computing constraints. A traditional design process of embedded systems is the development of document-centric approach, and it is difficult to develop an embedded system efficiently because communication between teams or steps is not smooth. So the Model Based Design Process are applied to the development of embedded systems. This paper will compare the Model Based Design Process and the traditional design process, and introduce example of development of vehicle device applied the Model Based Design Process.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.428-430
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• 2011

Recent semiconductor design technology has been substantially developed that we can design a micro-system on a chip as well as implementing an application specific IC in an FPGA. SPARTAN-3E developed by Xilinx is equipped with an FPGA that holds as much as 500 thousand transistors connected with MicroBlaze softcore microprocessor bus system. In this paper, we discuss a method of implementing an embedded system using the SPARTAN-3E. We also explain the peripherals and the bus protocols and the expandability of this kind of embedded systems.

• 대한임베디드공학회논문지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.19-24
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• 2008

To reduce time-to-market, more and more embedded system developers and system-on-chip designers rely on microprocessor-based design methodology. ARM processor has been a major player in this industry over the last 10 years. However, there are many restrictions on developing embedded software using ARM processor in the early design stage. For those who are not familiar with embedded software development environment or who cannot afford to have an expensive embedded hardware equipment, testing their software on a real ARM hardware platform is a challenging job. To overcome such a problem, we have designed VMA (Virtual ARM Machine), which offers easier testing and debugging environment to ARM based embedded system developers. Major benefits that can be achieved by utilizing a virtual ARM platform are (1) reducing development cost, (2) lowering the entrance barrier for embedded system novices, and (3) making it easier to test and debug embedded software designs. Unlike many other purely software-oriented ARM simulators which are independent of real hardware platforms, VMA is specifically targeted on SYS-Lab 5000 ARM hardware platform, (designed by Libertron, Inc.), which means that VMA imitates behaviors of embedded software as if the software is running on the target embedded hardware as closely as possible. This paper will describe how VMA is designed and how VMA can be used to reduce design time and cost.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2004년도 ICCAS
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• pp.1655-1658
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• 2004

In this paper, we design and implement remote servo motor control system with real-time micro embedded operating system. The system, where controller and camera image grabber are mounted, handles control commands transmitted from a remote PC web browser. A hard real-time servo motor driver running on the real-time micro embedded OS and then a digital control application which confirms precise sampling time intervals is constructed. Frame grabber images transmitted from camera are saved in a image data format to view on remote PC web browser.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2003년도 ICCAS
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• pp.1976-1981
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• 2003

Except a desktop computer and workstation, an embedded system is a system containing microprocessors. While a desktop computer and a workstation are designed for a general purpose, an embedded system is designed for a dedicated purpose. Thus, an embedded system must meet some constraints such as low power consumption, low cost, small size, real-time, or user-defined ones. A simple and low cost embedded system may be able to be designed without using embedded operating systems (OS). However, considered design time and effort, some embedded system had better be designed with using embedded OS. Under given constraints and purpose of some embedded systems, one embedded OS can save more time, cost, and effort in designing those embedded systems than others. This paper compares four embedded OSs, Windows CE, Embedded Linux, pSOS, and uC/OS. It analyzes several issues of embedded OS such as process scheduling, inter-process communication (IPC), memory management, and network support. Also, it describes the product of each embedded OS.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:컴퓨팅의 실제 및 레터
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.477-487
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• 2005

내장형 컴퓨터의 규모가 커지고 기능이 복잡해짐에 따라 동적 메모리 할당 기법은 전체 시스템의 성능을 좌우하는 중요한 요인으로 등장하였다. 본 논문의 목적은 내장형 시스템에서 동적 메모리 할당 기법을 사용할 때 하드웨어, 소프트웨어 구성에 따른 성능을 측정하는데 있다. 기존의 연구가 운영체제를 탑재하지 않은 단일 스레드의 단일 메모리 주소 공간을 갖는 시스템을 대상으로 한 반면 본 논문은 실제 환경과 같이 리눅스 운영체제를 탑재한 내장형 시스템을 사용한다 이러한 시스템 기반에서 소프트웨어의 각 계층과 하드웨어 설계 인자의 변화에 따른 동적 메모리 할당의 수행시간을 실험적으로 분석하였다. 본 논문의 정량적인 성능분석 결과는 시스템 설계자에게 유용한 데이터를 제공함으로써 보다 효율적인 고성능 저전력 내장형 시스템의 구현을 가능하게 할 것이다.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.581-587
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• 2011

이 논문은 임베디드 소프트웨어 설계 과목을 위한 실습 키트 하드웨어와 이 키트를 사용한 임베디드 소프트웨어 설계 교육 과정에 대해서 소개한다. 임베디드 소프트웨어 설계 과목은 그 특성상 실습과 한 학기에 걸친 프로젝트 위주로 진행되는데 이를 위해서는 소프트웨어를 실행시킬 실습 키트가 꼭 필요하다. 학생들이 하드웨어를 완벽하게 이해하고 소프트웨어 설계 및 개발을 진행할 수 있도록 학생들의 수준에 맞는 맞춤형 실습 키트 하드웨어를 설계하고 제작하였다. 학생들은 제작된 실습 키트를 사용하여 디바이스구동 소프트웨어에서부터 사용자 인터페이스까지 임베디드 소프트웨어 전 계층에 걸친 프로그램 설계하고 구현해 봄으로써 보다 수월하게 임베디드 시스템에 대한 이해를 넓히고 프로그램 개발 능력을 향상시킬 수 있었다.

• 한국정보처리학회논문지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.891-900
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• 2000

A Visual development framework for embedded system is presented based on virtual prototyping. Embedded systems often are used in life critical situation, where reliability is very important. Time_to_market, correctness, user_friendly_design are another features required for embedded system design. However, embedded systems are today designed with an ad hoc approach that is heavily based on earlier experience with similar products. We believe that new design paradigm is needed and it should be based on the use of formal model and visual system to describe the behavior of the system at a high level abstraction. Virtual prototyping has all the required features. It has the following advantages; correct design, clear interface definition, idea experimentation, increased communication. In this paper, we describe the design and implementation of VIP/Sim(Virtual Prototyping Simulator), a visionary development framework for embedded system design. New feature such as state polymorphism is augmented to the de_facto standard formal language, statechart, for enhanced dynamic modeling. Actual design experience with VIP/Sim is also discussed.

• 대한임베디드공학회논문지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.89-96
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• 2017

We develop an embedded system to measure various sensor data, control multiple motors, and communicate with mobile devices for system managements. Choosing TI AM3359 microprocessor featuring high processing performance, low power consumption, and various I/O device support, we design and build the embedded system hardware so that it supports multiple global positioning system (GPS) and gyro sensor modules to measure precise position; multiple pulse width modulation (PWM) outputs to control multiple direct current (DC) motors; a Bluetooth module to communicate with mobile devices. Then, we port the boot loader and device drivers to the built circuit board and construct the firmware development environment for the application programming. The performance of the designed and implemented embedded system is demonstrated by real motor control test using GPS and gyro sensor data and control parameters configured by a mobile device.

• 대한임베디드공학회논문지
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.227-239
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• 2012

Recent advances in electronics have enabled various conventional products to incorporate with numerous powerful microcontroller. Generally, an embedded system is a computer system designed for specific control functions within a larger system, often with real-time computing constraints. The growing performance and reliability of hardware components and the possibilities brought by various design method enabled implementing complex functions that improve the comport of the system's occupant as well as their safety. A cyber physical system (CPS) is a system featuring a tight combination of, and coordination between, the system's computational and physical elements. The concept of cyber physical system, including physical elements, cyber elements, and shared networks, has been introduced due to two general reasons: design flexibility and reliability. This paper presents a cyber physical system where system components are connected to a shared network, and control functions are divided into small tasks that are distributed over a number of embedded controllers with limited computing capacity. In order to demonstrate the effectiveness of cyber physical system, an unmanned forklift with autonomous obstacle avoidance ability is implemented and its performance is experimentally evaluated.